Link up with Stasha at The good life for Monday Listicles. It's a different topic every week - follow along and join in. Stasha's a great host and always has interesting things for us to make our lists about.
This week's list is Sounds That Drive Me Bonkers. Ha, she may be sorry she asked!
1. My dog repeatedly licking herself. And by that, I mean licking a paw, her leg, her lips, whatever. Especially in the dead of the night. Ugh.
2. Geese honking on the pond at 5:00am. Fortunately, it hasn't happened in a while. I may or may not have, once upon a time, been seen looking like a crazy lady, throwing rocks into the pond from my backyard, attempting to scare them away. At 5:00am. (Not at the geese - just into the water. Near the geese.)
3. The power washer of the neighbor down the street, droning on all. freaking. day. long. He brings home his semi-truck cab and power washes it on perfectly nice, sunny, lovely days when I'd like to have my windows open. It takes him hours. I could wash it by hand in 1/5 of the time.
4. An alarm clock that goes off anytime before 7:00am. I'm usually awake by then anyway.
5. The bathroom fan left running, and running, and running, long after the user of the bathroom has left.
6. My husband's spoon scraping on the side of the cereal bowl over and over and over as he mixes his two kinds of cereal, fruit and milk.
7. The sound of the leaking toilet tank that requires me to get up, go back in there, lift off the lid to the tank and hold the float down so just a little bit more water will come in and make it stop.
8. The drill at the dentist. Even if it's not being used on me. Ack.
9. The sound of my SIL's voice when she screeches at her husband. Makes me nuts.
10. Snoring. From anyone besides cute little puppies. Because, really, cute little puppies snoring are adorable. Unless it's the middle of the night, that is.
***Ally
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The drill at the dentist office. Ack indeed! Great list.
LMAO!!! Sure..."near" the geese. I believe you. Many probably won't but I believe you. ;P
The husband/utensil thing seems to be a common ummmm theme. Can't believe that one slipped my mind?!?!?
Ally, the more I read from you, the more I realize we have a lot in common. Read my list and you'll see. It may not be the same list, but it has the same type of irritants. We must be sisters in another life. Well, I'd be your MUCH OLDER sister, but still. Oh yea, and I wouldn't look a thing like you. If only..
But still. Rock on, Sis.
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Oh the licking! I'm going a little nuts thinking about it! :) Ellen
My dog licks her paw constantly. It drives me bonkers. And if it isn't her it's the smaller dog licking her. He cleans her eyes and her ears and her feet. What the heck?
Agggghhh! You HAD to mention the dentist's drill - now I'm all squeevy feeling. Ick.
I hate the bathroom fan altogether. And I hear you on women nagging at their husbands. I think even in french it would still sound annoying. Specially if it is SIL or MIL!
I'm totally with you on the exhaust fans!
oh yes the dentist drill. i have never had it used on me bit the sound is enough to keep me flossing and taking extra care of my teeth.
popping over from Monday Listicle, it's my first week playing, not sure if people visit each other but i thought i would try to visit a few blogs.
The leaking toilet - should have added that to my list!
Ah, the leaking toilet tank...good one!!
The drill at the doctors office. A very nice call on that one. Eeeek!
How could I forget the sound of the dogs lick, lick, licking themselves!?! It drives me nuts especially in the middle of the night. It gets them a swift kick off the bed!
here's my post:
http://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2012/07/listicle-so-annoying-73012.html
Colletta
I got stuck on the very first one. My dog does this and she also lays next to the bed and licks the airvent....INCESSANTLY! There have been times I have literally picked her up and carried her 40 pounds to another room and slammed my bedroom door shut. As if slamming it means she will get the message Ha!
I have lots of the same irritations.Dentist drills ACKKKK
How could I forget the annoying bathroom fan? And even more annoying, no one else seems to hear it.
I hate nasty dog licking sounds, too. Drives me crazy.
heheh great list- some stuff i hadn't even though of
Great list! I agree with a lot of those.
I'm a new follower from the link-up :)
#1, 5, and 9! OMG! Do you have the same SIL as me?! Loved it!
Love your list! Completely agree on #'s 1, 5 & 6 !
Sara
mommysummers.com
I'll back you up tenfold on that bathroom fan and the snoring!
Also the perfectly spaced rhythm of a dog barking outside will flip me out.
Remember my post on misophonia? You've got it!
http://www.wherehotcomestodie.blogspot.com/2012/05/kelly-ripa-and-i-have-what-in-common.html
I was going to add the dog licking himself to my list too, but didn't b/c we don't have him anymore (found him a new home.) It annoyed me to no end when he would sit there and go on forever!
Oh number one...the dog. And how their chain rattles when they chew and lick. UGH. The cereal bowl thing made me laugh. I am a big one for being bothered by people eating sounds. I hate that it does -- for they can't help it, but it makes me crazy.
I hate listening to the dog licking in the middle of the night! And the bathroom fan... ugh! so annoying!
Screeching SIL's... ha ha ha. So glad I don't have one of those and never have to worry about it either!!! :)
I don't like the sound of alarm clocks either - I haven't used one in years. (-: Loved your list!
Ha ha .... agree on point number 7
The leaking toilet!
Dang!
I forgot to add that one to my list!!!!
LOL .... great list!
OMG...yes! I can't stand the sound of my dog licking in the middle of the night. I end up making her stop just so I can fall back asleep.
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